Airline stocks struggle as market edges higher

ChristopherHinton

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Airline stocks struggled to stay aloft Wednesday as the wider market edged higher. The NYSE Arca Airline Index
XAL, +1.52%
added less than 1% to 40.21 points with just over half of its 13 components in the black. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index
SPX, +0.59%
also rose less than 1%. Shares of US Airways
LCC, +0.50%
climbed 1% to $9.63, Continental Airlines
CAL, -0.92%
rose a penny to $23.49 and Southwest
LUV, +0.38%
added a nickel to $11.49. Shares of Delta Air Lines
DAL, +0.84%
fell 1% to $10.52, Alaska Air
ALK, +1.38%
slipped a fraction to $45.72 and SkyWest
SKYW, +3.59%
was flat at $13.02.

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